Heavy Snow — Southern St. Lawrence, New York

2002-01-18 · Southern St. Lawrence, New York

Wider weather episode

An area of low pressure moved across southern Canada during Friday, January 18th. A west to southwest flow of air across Lake Ontario caused a lake effect snow band with LOCALLY heavy snow across the southern third of Sl Lawrence county. In Oswegatchie, a total of around 18 inches fell while in Wanakena 8 to 11 inches fell. The snow was localized in the band which drifted south of the area during the afternoon of the 18th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5280096. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.